Twins acquire Chris Gimenez and PTBNL or cash from Cubs for Bobby Wilson

The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have acquired catcher Chris Gimenez and a player to be named later or cash from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for catcher Bobby Wilson.

August 30th, 2018

The Minnesota Twins announced today that they have acquired catcher Chris Gimenez and a player to be named later or cash from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for catcher Bobby Wilson. 

Gimenez, who was most recently at Triple-A Iowa, played in 12 games for the Cubs this season, hitting .143 (4-for-28) with one RBI and three walks. He spent all of 2017 with the Twins, playing in 77 games, hitting .220 (41-for-186) with nine doubles, seven home runs and 16 RBI. Gimenez will report to Triple-A Rochester. 

Wilson played in 47 games for the Twins, hitting .178 (24-for-135) with eight doubles, two home runs and 16 RBI.